Tech Mahindra
Multinational IT services and consulting company.
4 Rounds
~21 Days
Medium
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DevOps Engineer
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Technical
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medium
What is the difference between a Deployment and a StatefulSet in Kubernetes? When would you use a StatefulSet for an enterprise client?
#Kubernetes
#StatefulSets
#Deployments
DevOps Engineer
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Technical
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medium
A Kubernetes pod is stuck in 'CrashLoopBackOff'. Walk me through your exact troubleshooting steps.
#Kubernetes
#Troubleshooting
#Pods
DevOps Engineer
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Technical
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medium
What is the purpose of an Ingress Controller in Kubernetes? How does it differ from a LoadBalancer service?
#Kubernetes
#Networking
#Ingress
DevOps Engineer
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Technical
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easy
What is a Kubernetes DaemonSet? Give a real-world use case where you implemented it.
#Kubernetes
#DaemonSet
DevOps Engineer
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Technical
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medium
How do you optimize Docker image sizes for faster CI/CD pipeline execution?
#Docker
#Optimization
#CI/CD
DevOps Engineer
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Technical
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hard
How do you upgrade a live Kubernetes cluster (e.g., EKS or AKS) with zero downtime?
#Kubernetes
#EKS
#AKS
#Upgrades
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